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TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1989

THEY WILL ALSO URGE THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION то CONSIDER ABOLISHING THE PEAK-HOUR SURCHARGE WHEN THE NEW MTR LINE LINKING QUARRY BAY AND KWUN TONG COMES INTO OPERATION THIS SUMMER.

THE CHIEF TRANSPORT OFFICER (

(HONG KONG AND ISLANDS), MR T.V. RUNNACLES, WILL BRIEF MEMBERS ON THE SCHEME OF CONTROL FOR THE TWO FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE THE PROBLEM OF ILLEGAL PARKING OF VEHICLES AT QUARRY BAY STREET AND THE ISSUE OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ALONG THE PATH BETWEEN THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF THE JAVA ROAD URBAN COUNCIL COMPLEX AND THE WEST BLOCK OF NORTH POINT ESTATE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE ON BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROAD.

THE EASTERN DISTRICT THURSDAY (APRIL 27), THE EASTERN DISTRICT

CELEBRATION OF TIN HAU FESTIVAL IN SAI KUNG

PATRON GODDESS A TWO-DAY CELEBRATION TO HONOUR THE SEAFARERS'

HOUSE BAY, SAI KUNG FROM THURSDAY "TIN HAU" WILL BE HELD AT JOSS (APRIL 27) TO MARK THE ANNUAL TIN HAU FESTIVAL.

ABOUT 60,000 WORSHIPPERS AND SIGHTSEERS ARE EXPECTED TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE AT JOSS HOUSE BAY DURING THE PERIOD.

ΤΟ FLOCK

DISTRICT GOOD USE OF

ANTICIPATED LARGE CROWD, SAI KUNG IN VIEW OF THE OFFICER, MR CHRISTOPHER MUNN, URGED WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE SEA TRANSPORT.

WILL

SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES

BY THE HONGKONG BE ARRANGED YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY TO TAKE WORSHIPPERS TO JOSS HOUSE BAY.

AND

10.30 AM THE FIRST FERRY FROM NORTH POINT PIER WILL DEPART AT

BAY TO NORTH POINT ON THURSDAY AND THE LAST FERRY FROM JOSS HOUSE WILL DEPART AT 4 PM THE NEXT DAY.

MR MUNN AND THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM ATTEND A WORSHIP CEREMONY ON FRIDAY (APRIL 28).

WAN, WILL

MR MUNN REMINDED WORSHIPPERS BURNING JOSS STICKS INTO AND THE BURNING THE TEMPLE WOULD BE PROHIBITED.

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